Orthodox Quote for January 31
“We cannot reserve calling upon God only when we want or need something. No one wants to hear from a friend or relative only when that person wants something....
Orthodox Quote for January 30
“In the old days, Christians would make the sign of the cross before doing anything and pray hard before tackling an important matter. Today, unfortunately, most of us not...
Elder St Paisios on Welcoming Injustice
“Look, if you cause damage, and people reprimand you and you do not complain but rather are happy, saying, “Glory be to God, I needed that reprimand,” you have...
Orthodox Quote for January 29
“So whether they are our abilities or our disabilities, whether it is our strength—physical or emotional—or our infirmities and weaknesses, all of these things come to us from the...
Elder St. Paisios on Circumstances
Elder Paisios “There are people who commit great crimes, but who have extenuating circumstances. Who can know how these people stand in the eyes of God? If God had...
Orthodox Quote for January 28
“The most important precondition, however, for someone to recognize and discern the truth is humility. Egotism darkens a person’s mind, it confuses him, it leads him astray, to #8221;...
Orthodox Daily Devotional January 28 – February 4
Sunday 2 Timothy 3: 10 But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, 11 persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium,...
Orthodox Quote for January 27
“…God always hears the Jesus prayer above all other things, whereas He always abhors idle talk, even if it seems spiritual. According to the Fathers, idle talk is mainly...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Doing All with Love
“Sin makes a person exceedingly psychologically confused. And nothing makes the confusion go away — nothing except the light of Christ. Christ makes the first move: ‘Come unto me...
Orthodox Quote for January 26
“For your heart not to be hardened, you must never think that someone else is at fault, or how much that person is at fault, but rather, how much...